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A new Web site on the heels of wwww.bccondos.ca devoted exclusively to condominium/strata governance and construction issues
and design worldwide. Daily updates of judgments and articles at The Condo
Chronicles beginning October, 2010. Selections of legal decisions from Small Claims Provincial Court all the way to the Supreme
Court of Canada affecting condominiums, and.The Biblitz B.C. Law
Review

Who is screwing whom, as Mommie Dearest Joan Crawford so famously put it. Duking it out, figurately, in most cases,
anyway in court beginning October, 2010. Judgments, including summaries and case comments, of everything
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Aboriginals

Literally countless billions of Canadian tax dollars are earmarked for aboriginals, who
number fewer than 1.2 million. Yet the money rarely seems to make it past the lawyer's desk in Ottawa, as successive royal commissions and
audits reveal. Time to cut off the bureaucratic gravy train? And what about the atrocities at
Indian residential schools the subject of an enormous civil action against,
well, taxpayers? Does the compensation scheme go too far, especially in view of so many similar claims by equally deserving litigants,
including people with disabilities, claims that have yet to be adjudicated? Will there be
anything left for them? See also aboriginal art favorites selected mostly from the Left Coast
of Canada - a few of the symbols, what they mean and their influence in the art world. See also
Gambling.

Afghanistan

U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal has an ambitious plan to win the war against insurgents in
Afghanistan, but the odds are stacked overwhelmingly against its success. Educating women,
on the other hand, may provide a far more effective way of controlling terrorism and creating a new economic base. More, too, on the drone
missiles that have facilitated a third American war, this one in Pakistan, with virtually no discussion or debate. See also a Biblitz
personal tribute to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars

Appliances

See also Consumer Protection. Domestic
appliances, help or hindrance? Product reviews of a few of the mostly kitchen monsters
chez Biblitz - the winners, the losers and full-on miscreants designed by imbeciles and destined for the scrap heap.

Archives

Finally! A weekly archive of ASKBiblitz entries beginning April 18/10 in
case you missed any or, perhaps more usefully, if you require some context - a snapshot of all events related and un-
that captured our interest during the course of a particular week here at the madhouse. Apply within.

Billies

A derogatory term used to describe the favored status afforded to certain notorious B.C. fraudsters, gangsters and typical fifth-rate
homeboys - in a word, Billies - who have somehow acquired admission to
the province's inner circle. All about the evolution of Billy from his Billy roots to his stinkin' Billy thinkin' and his no-account, Billy
business practices conducted always at your expense. Welcome to the wild, wild, west!

Brooklyn

See also New York and the Wall Street
bailouts. All about the people and places of
Brooklyn, New York, including the controversial new Atlantic Yards development proposal
for a massive stadium/highrise complex - another Gehry eyesore - that would put much of that lush, green, vibrant community literally in the
shadows. Would developer Bruce Ratner be able to deliver local jobs or the affordable housing promised? Probably not, say community leaders and
residents, who have launched several lawsuits intended to halt the project.

Bullying

Whether you call it stalking or harassment, whether it's happening at home or online, it's plain and simple
bullying. Happily, there is now a growing body of law
to help us name the problem and fight back. More on a few celebrated victims of bullying and their brave narrative
accounts that helped pave the way to reform.

Chickens

All about those plump, egg-laying clucksters, chickens, which are currently
enjoying much favor even among urban dwellers in those municipalities bird-brained enough to allow such nonsense. Why such initiatives
are, in fact, dangerous! Also, a few words to help consumers distinguish between 'free range,' Omega-3 and organic eggs.

Children

A culture driven by greed, ambition and rampant consumerism makes rather little room for the kiddies, I'm afraid, and the
little tykes aren't taking it lying down. Before they go about the premises smashing the family escutcheon in a fit of rage,
apply the Biblitz Anger Management Strategy. Parents won't know what
hit them! Lots more about managing anger. More, too, on how to
break out of stereotypical roles applied arbitrarily by especially fatheaded parents. A few hard words about
maturity, that never-ending process of human development,
and, alas, the consequences of a misguided effort to seduce the teacher.
More on the ways hormones make teens and their parents crazy - how to cope.

Christmas

What would it take, Biblitz wonders, to put Christmas back in our public
schools? Here are a few Biblitz Christmas favorites many school children today are missing out on. Add yours here! How to select
the perfect gift for him and her and how to stay out of the
dreaded 'dual-bag' doghouse! How to make Christmas keepsakes
for mom and dad good enough to inspire forgivess for the odd youthful misdemeanor.

ConsumerProtection

See also Appliances. All about
Consumer Protection. Remedies against defective products, aggressive debt collection
agencies and peddlers who trespass despite a clear No Soliciting sign, when to contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or its
equivalent, when to notify breaching party of your intention to sue in Small Claims, obligations on both sides when roommate
leaves stuff with you, when spouse changes locks on the door of the family home or depeletes the joint account, when s/he leaves,
taking your stuff, too, what to expect when you buy from an unqualified seller and more!

Cooking

Four-dollar 'artisan' bread, forsooth! Bake your own bread three loaves at a time using the simple
Biblitz Basic Bread Recipe perfected years ago on the bombing
ranges of World War II. Aprons up!

Copyright

How to copyright a song or a story and keep it out of the
public domain. All about over-zealous copyright bozos and the time-honored artistic practice of appropriation. Fragonard did it and so did
Canadian painter Emily Carr to spectacular effect.

Dating

How do you know when it's authentic, grown-up love you can hang your bowler hat on? How can you tell if
the one you love is playing you for a fool? Is there any sort of test you can take? Yes, there is! Apply the
Biblitz Dating Standard to determine, if yours is the real deal or if -
alas! - your beloved has mistaken you for the doormat in the front hall. How should a gentleman today conduct himself
after mauling a female stranger in a bar while under the influence? Was she partly
to blame for not taken control of the situation?

Depression

What to know about the black dog of despair hounding a growing multitude regardless of race, income, artistic merit, success. Find a
list of helpful strategies, including a poem, a prayer, a spell - even a popular
Frostback folk song tested by the first mate on a fishing vessel caught in a raging storm at sea! How to take heart when depression attends
a crisis. See also Winning.

Devil

See also God. The truth about the European witchhcraze in which women were accused of
consorting with the devil, a few reasons why it's often said 'the devil sings the best
song.'

Disability

Surprising facts about the increasing prevalence of disability in the U.S., including
excerpts from and links to a report online by Boston's renowned Institute of Medicine (IOM), plus how-tos on applying for public
disability benefits. More on disability claims here in B.C.,
where increasingly workers' compensation (B.C. WorkSafe) litigants are forced onto the public rolls with predictably devastating
consequences.

Divorce

How to pick up the pieces after a marital break-up to ensure you don't make the
same mistake(s) twice. Also, a best effort to recover a marriage that's had more than its fair share of stress. More about
dividing the assets of the marriage when turtle doves call it a day, including
factors determining who gets the matrimonial home, and the effect of conflicting marriage
laws complicating divorce from marriage in another country.

Drinking

There is nothing so good as a restorative cocktail at the close of a wearying day. Now anyone at all may compose a
classic dry martini, straight up, with a twist, using the simple,
no-mystery Biblitz Martini Methodology! See also inebriation,
drug testing and the views of the great Unwashed on how to last the night on beer,
whisky and wine - the
pleasure and, alas, the pain.

Education

What's wrong with public education and a few U.S. teacher initiatives that would
likely go a long way toward improving Canada's dumbed-down academic standards. See also International Baccalaureate
(IB), a popular intensive high school program for super-achievers that provides a
fast-track to local universities now out of reach even to a lot of A students. See also ESL below.

ESL

How to advance the study of English as a second language (ESL) using the simplest literary
tools, including poetry, the ultimate guide to verbs, the key to language, and
children's stories, a concise, imaginative guide to cultural basics.

Family

How to confront sexual assault by a family member without accepting blame. How
to set priorities in a blended family when a variety of crises, each more
difficult than the last, vie for your attention. How to interpret a somewhat confusing request for
space when there are children involved. How long are parents required to provide
life necessaries even to an errant, unrepentant whelp? How to deal with
'Mothers Without Boundaries' and the family that threatens to bully or otherwise
sabotage your efforts to address personal issues.

Farming

See also Lilacs, Peonies and
Roses. It's ho! for the open spaces, Beethoven's Pastorale and life in the
country. A brief word on the joys and sorrows of farming, an expensive indulgence
now mostly the purview of wealthy landowners, and why old Biblitz doesn't begrudge the local growers their $6.99 a pound for heirloom
tomatoes. Ever tried to grow just enough of the miserable things to feed one small family of pasta fanciers for a week? No, Biblitz
cheerfully coughs up coin to these astute master gardeners having given up on his own experiments. More on these, too.

Fishing

All about fishing - the joys and sorrows of a deck boss on the hit TV
series, Deadliest Catch, and two very conflicting views of aquaculture or fish farms, which stress the fish inmates unduly
and threaten the native wild species, according to many scientists. There's even a goodish recipe for Yellow fin chips and frozen
haddock, a lovely white fish that's considerably cheaper than wild sockeye, which has yet to reflect the prices one might expect
following B.C.'s record catch in 2010!

Fitness

The transforming effects of a sound fitness regime are well known, but the
benefits don't stop there. Exercise, at least when it comes to golf may also provide something of a test of business acumen, as the
great British humorist P.G. Wodehouse tell us. Tired of searching for new music for the daily workout grind? Look no further.
Download the iTunes on our new Celtic Fitness Playlist I, a rollicking
good selection of Irish jigs, reels and punk classics to work you into a fitness frenzy. Rock, rhythm and blues fans can
download the new Tom Petty Playlist I, featuring the music of Tom, Mudcrutch
and the Heartbrokers and, most recently, the Bob Dylan Fitness Playlist I,
featuring classic Bob!

Flu

All about zoonosis, the transmission of disease from animals to humans, fear-mongering about
flu epidemics and pandemics and how to decide whether to get a flu shot this year.

Gambling

See also The Horses and Winning.
Say what they like, even the most strident
Prohibitionists cannot refute the fact that gambling or risk is an integral
part of daily life throughout the world, throughout the arts, sciences - even religion. Is the U.S. preparing to
re-open the super-sized American online gambling market? All about the new
post-Bush push for poker. More on a new deal to exploit the well-established European
gambling market while preparing for the U.S. return, and about the gamble maverick
Kahnawake Mohawks are taking against prosecution by both Canada and the U.S. for
a lucrative unregulated gambling enterprise that operates tax-free! How can this be when Canada's aboriginals compete for casino settlement
agreements like the one Rama Nation signed in January, 2010 with Ontario? Certainly there is abundant evidence to support
traditional gambling rights among First Nations. Is it sufficient to create a
constitutionally protected aboriginal right? Maybe! All about the ancient Chinese game of mahjong and
the challenges barring foreign entry to China's super-sized online gambling market. Will Google's challenge to Chinese censorship help
or hinder?

God

See also the devil. What does religion's malicious obsession with female sexuality have to
do with God, anyway? Rather a lot, unfortunately, as even recent history reveals. More on
the very exclusive clubbery of what religionists/ spiritualists refer to as faith and, in many cases, the true, the only faith - what's
required to demonstrate and maintain membership/commitment.

Gold

While awaiting the kiss from Lady Luck, the prudent investor should remember the maxim, fortune favors the bold, especially when it comes to
the mining industry's perilous search for gold. Happily, Biblitz has discovered a new
well-spring of information on the subject from an unlikely source, GoldMinerPulse, a new kid on the block with a report on Rubicon
Minerals and its Phoenix project in the gold mining district of Red Lake, Ont. that could be the Next Big Thing!

Green

More about the deceptive carbon trading industry and GObama's disappointed
dream of sustainable jobs in new green industries to comabat rising unemployment.

Haggis

Hoot mon! What is the attraction of haggis or scrap meat boiled to despair in the
guts of a blameless old sheep? Biblitz explores the real reason behind Burns Night festivities, which infect the premises every 25th of
January.

Her

At last! The truth about what womenreally want from husbands, from
family, from colleagues, from life. Contemporary culture's compulsive blending of right and wrong into a grey quagmire of 'it's all good'
is anything but good. Women are the first to feel the consequences, which may include separation of mothers from
daughters and encouragement to enter the predatory sex trade. Here is a sample of what
happens when women themselves cross certain social boundaries. Why is it that marital
infidelity today is so often attributed to women and almost exclusively to sexual performance? More about the
invasion of the vulgarians while women were busy tossing out umbersome undergarments
and entering the professions. A simple test to see if yours is a turtledove with whom
to bill and coo when you caddie up the morning strengthener. The neuroscience behind premenstrual dysphoric disorder
(PMDD), which has provided a successful criminal defense for women in France and
England.

Him

Why is it that men seem so much more confident than women? More on why this is so and how to become more
self-assured the Biblitz way. Caution: The method works rather better for some
than others, I'm afraid. Contemporary culture's disamal failure to protect vulnerable children from sexually-obsessed predators in and outside
the family has devastating long-term consequences on both female and male victims. All
about male anger even while they play a favorite video game.

Horses

Housing

Why it's so tough to find quality affordable housing. If you're buying, where and
what type of housing to look for, how to calculate what you can afford. Complaints about
a realtor, what to do when a neighbor's tree damages your property and how to get compensation for a construction
defect past the warranty. The unique drawbacks against
condominiums, especially in Vancouver's 'red-hot' failed housing
economy, which enjoyed a boost as the city played host to Winter Olympics 2010.
See the The Owner's Guide to B.C. Condominiums - 2010, a 21-page report on
strata governance in the midst of a leaky condo epidemic. Replies in writing to condo
inquiries, too. Apply within. See also B.C.
Billies. All about the perils of
renting, especially if you share with anyone other than immediate family.

Humor

Life is too serious. Let's have a laugh (or a loff if you prefer) beginning in Britain,
birthplace of a few favorite punters.

IB

All about the super-achiever, super-elite academic International Baccalaureate (IB)
Diploma Program - the REAL story, according one Vancouver, B.C. family. Follow their epic journey through the wilds of French Immersion
in B.C.'s public education system. Find out why the latest round of teacher cuts may not be the tragedy their union claims.

Lawyers

How to find a lawyer, how to instruct a lawyer, how to present facts
to inspire pro bono representation and how to complain if service falls somehow short of the mark.

Lilacs

See also roses and peonies.
All about the care and feeding of lilacs, those magnificent May spectacles of legendary
fragrance. A triumphant personal account of a French hybrid Charles Joly who flowers today on the west garden of the Biblitz estate along with
younger brother Chas and the pale though still fragrant Lemoine. It was not always thus, however. Charles has withstood the rigors of
his humble beginnings. Photos included!

Marijuana

The latest on cannabis activist Marc Emery and his ham-fisted extradition to the U.S. for selling
marijuana seeds online mostly to Americans. Competing drugs laws on both sides of
the Canada-U.S. border and why drug prohibition makes no sense - none! - to the intelligentsia worldwide.

Marriage

What to do when you discover your mate has rekindled an old flame that's been warming
since high school. How to re-ignite passion by maintaining autonomy and creating
lots of opportunities for intimacy. The last best shot at winning back the affection of even the most determined
bolter. How much should one reasonably expect to give up
in the great compromise known as marriage? More on marital sacrifice
prudent and im-. Yes, and don't miss Biblitz on the congenial sport of marital
sparring. All's fair in love and war.

NewYork

See also Brooklyn and Wall Street
bailouts. Everybody sing! The Bronx is up and the Battery's down,
New York, New Yo-o-o-ork ... It's a hell of a town!

Obesity

See also Fitness. What is meant by
obesity? How fat is too fat and how do you know if it's you he finds
sexy? Apply the very latest no-fail Biblitz Fat Detection Method to be on the safe side. Also, why your sweetie may prefer
that you refrain from reducing, a threat of litigation against the diet industry and a
sporting opportunity for one whose turtle dove may have allowed his waistline to
put its feet up and simply take life and its assortment of calories as they come.

Olympics

Five good reasons besides the unjust enrichment of real estate moguls like Jack Poole to hate Vancouver Winter
Olympics 2010 if more were needed. Meet the B.C.
Billies who narrowly voted in favor of the five-ring circus.

Peonies

See also roses and lilacs.
How to grow a spectacular Japanese tree peony - what sets all peonies, those fragile
things of ballerina beauty, apart and why it's well worth the twice-yearly trouble and expense to include them in your garden. Photos of the
Biblitz Krinkle White tree peony included!

Poetry

What poetry is, what it isn't, how to find and imbibe it, even how to write the
miserable stuff or at least get better it it. Also, a new page for all you cream-faced loons who land a role in Shakespeare's
Scottish tragedy, Macbeth. And another for poor angst-ridden, young
Hamlet.

Porn

Easy access to porn via the Internet is poisoning even the most committed
relationships today, rendering legions of even young men sexually dysfunctional. Find out how to fight becoming a lonely,
dissatisfied wanker addicted to images that reduce the female to an object of sexual access, rather than freeing sensuality
from moralistic inhibition. Experts, men and women, weigh in on porn - who it's aimed at, who's making money from the human
sex-slave trade now at an all-time historical high. More about human trafficking,
an industry now at an all-time historical high worldwide thanks in a large measure to Internet porn. Still another young
mother whose wanker husband won't see sense. Time, Biblitz feels, for the girls to start
Steaming. How much masturbation
is too much? With so much blurring of social boundaries, what's the new sexual slippery slope?

Prison

Prison policies in America today reveal a culture that grows increasingly innured to
cruelty and torture, including capital punishment, which usually occurs under cover of darkness, and extended periods of isolation often in
secret places far from public scrutiny. How DNA and other high-tech evidence is proving that inmates may be often wrongly accused and,
alas, executed. What do you think? Should prison inmates be allowed to become
organ donors? How about inmates about to be executed? More about the proposal by a
confessed killer who murdered his family now on death row in Oregon.

Relationships101

A NEW! Biblitz Relationship Guide for even the most relationship-challenged,
those who have trouble distinguishing a cowboy's cattle call from the plaintive chirrup of a turtledove seeking a mate.

Roses

See also peonies and lilacs.
All about David Austin English Roses - how to select, plant, feed and prune
these low-maintenance beauties, which create a spectacular array at Biblitz Manor each summer. Photos of the first bloom in
early June, 2010! And still more roses in the garden chez Biblitz.

Seniors

How to persuade an elder who is reluctant to share the wealth, whether
and how to accede to a partner's wishes when to do so threatens one's autonomy and how to support a beloved relation who
loathes but nevertheless must remain in a care facility.

Sex

All about the growing number of men and women afflicted with sexual dysfunction,
apathy, disinterest in sex, erectile dysfunction, a few theories and possible solutions.

SiriusXM

Give corporate media now in their death throes another good kick in the pants! Travel the world from the comfort of home as a
subscriber to SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Here's a typical week of programming
chez Biblitz.

Trade

All about international trade and how globalization truly is making the
world a better, fairer place, redistributing wealth to enrich developing countries, many of which are now key partners in what is now
known as the emerging second world. Trade law agreements, disputes and how the impact real people worldwide.

WallStreet

See also New York and
Brooklyn. All about WallStreet, the
post-bailout return of pre-crash bonuses and the seven old-school hustles, including the "swoop and squat," the "dollar store" and the "Rumanian
box" that led to the financial crisis - how nothing's changed and how, in fact, we're almost certainly doomed to do it all again.

Winning

There are, happily, a wide variety of no-fail strategies and tips to imbue each of us with that all-important will to
win. Here are a few of our favorite winners and cheerleaders -
a selection of the best of the best.

Working

See also bullying. What to know about conduct in today's ethically-challenged
workplace - what constitutes sexual harassment, how to report it effectively
using company policy and rules and when it may be time to call police. How to report
a suspected breach of workplace health and safety regulations.

WorldWar

A rather personal tribute to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars. See
also Afghanistan.

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who qualifies, when and how to apply, who should advise, how to fight and win at the labor board and/or the provincial tribunals.
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The week of Dec. 2/10 at ASKBiblitz.com

Replied to the Province E-Street question, Do you think polygamy should be allowed in B.C.? Why or why not?:

Men should be free to take multiple female partners preferably in isolation. Canadian women and girls require no special protection in
this perfect republic run by magnanimous men, whose hearts are ever loving, ever seeking how best to nurture adored mothers, wives,
sisters, daughters. Rape, incest and trafficking in mostly female slaves for the lucrative sex trade are but a vague memory. There is
no danger that men will 'marry' assorted sex slaves to avoid the law - none at all.